by Jule Kucera | Dec 7, 2025 | Blog
Even though grief is a cold ocean and relief a warm sigh, they can both be in my chest at the same time. I can grieve what my mother is losing, what we are losing, while I am glad to be home, tending only to myself and Roxie. Where I place my focus is my choice. Today...
by Jule Kucera | Nov 30, 2025 | Blog
Last Sunday I figured you’d figure I was taking a day off. Today, I didn’t even realize it was Sunday until somewhere on I-70 in western Pennsylvania. This is what happens when I visit my mom. I either can’t think of anything else or, when I do, it...
by Jule Kucera | Nov 16, 2025 | Blog
What if the fear of becoming a bag lady has nothing to do with bag ladies but is something I’ve conjured to keep myself working hard, still, still, still, cycling back to a need to prove myself worthy. What if it was never about the bag lady? On the plus side,...
by Jule Kucera | Nov 9, 2025 | Blog
She shows up dirty, raggedy. Comes close, smells a foul taste, whispers in both my ears at once. “You don’t have enough. You’re going to run out.” Her words land as a cold stone in my stomach. I refute her. “My financial advisor and I have a plan that takes me safely...
by Jule Kucera | Nov 2, 2025 | Blog
The nausea that had risen with me every morning since the end of September is… gone. Monday was my weekly call with Audrey, the VA I work with in the Philippines. She does many things, the biggest is managing the StoryJoules YouTube channel video production. When I...
by Jule Kucera | Oct 26, 2025 | Blog
…no. No, I don’t want to do this anymore. Not this, these Sunday notes. These I love. These make me happy. I like to learn and share what I’ve learned, and sometimes, it resonates with another person walking this planet and they let me know, and that makes me happy...
